A Ridgeway man was arrested in Franklin County on a number of charges following a high-speed pursuit and crash. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, at 2:30 pm on September 18, deputies received an alert for a Nissan truck traveling on Snow Creek Road near Fanny Cook Road toward Penhook.

The vehicle was known to be associated with 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝟓𝟖 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚, who was wanted out of Henry County on a felony probation violation stemming from underlying weapons and narcotics charges. Members of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Rapid Response Unit had previously conducted follow-up investigations regarding Robertson and developed information that he periodically returned to a residence in the area for short periods of time.

Deputies responded to the area and soon located the vehicle traveling on Snow Creek Road toward Henry County. A traffic stop was attempted near Snow Creek Road and Mount Carmel Road; however, the driver fled, and a vehicle pursuit was initiated.

The pursuit continued along several roads, with the vehicle reaching speeds in excess of 100 mph. In the 700 block of Hatchett Road, the vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a utility pole and onto residential property.

Following the crash, deputies gave Robertson commands to exit and surrender. Robertson failed to comply with commands and continued reaching inside the vehicle, resulting in the use of force to take him into custody. Robertson was subsequently transported to a local hospital for medical treatment.

During the subsequent search, deputies located approximately 28 grams of suspected methamphetamine, suspected pressed pills, and suspected Xanax concealed inside the driver-side front air vent.

Robertson has the following charges pending: